400 Year History Of American Hunting And Firearms

$25.00

This hardcover book with dust jacket (10" x 13" - 172 pages) is titled The Story Of American Hunting and Firearms (A 400-Year History) by the editors of Outdoor Life. The book comes with an attractive slipcase and includes paintings by Ralph Crosby Smith and drawings by Nicholas Eggenhofer & Ray Pioch. Copyright 1959 by Outdoor Life. Chapters include: the first American hunters, the first firearms in America, the early settlers & their weapons, when New York City was a hunter's paradise, the battle with the wolves, the Kentucky rifle, the birth of modern firearms, when the grizzly ruled the West, the slaughter of the buffalo, the golden age of big-game hunting, shooting flying, the good old days of waterfowling, how market hunters massacred the game, the war against the predators, hunting yesterday & today. The slipcase & dust jacket show only light shelf wear, and otherwise this handsome book remains in excellent condition. A must-have for any gun collector's library.